The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1887-01-13
The Com belieyes hetter times are

The GOLD LEAF believes better times are
IN store for us all. The new year can hardly |
be as hard in all respects as the past one,
and any change must he for the better.
Let us take courage then and go to work
with renewed energy and determination.
That is the way to overcome difficulties and
make times better.
Fresh arrived of new gOOds-of every
descriptiOn-at the Racket store this week.
A complete knock down i'll prices.
Read f. E. flights new advertisement
which appears in this issue. Having done
q good business during the holidays, by
which his stock was greatly reduced, he is
making new additions of fine jewelry,
watches, clocks, &c, to which lie invites the
attention of the public. Repairing of fine
watches a speciality.
Notice is given by advertisement in this
paper that application will be made to the
! Legislature of North Carolina now i'll SEES
| sion, to charter the Henderson Water
| Works Company, the Henderson Gas and
Electric Light Company, and the uender-
son Street Railway Company; alsoto have
!
large line of ladies and gentlemen s
handkerchefs, hosiery, trimmings, pu1'
tons. furnishing goods, etc, cheap, at }.
E. Clarke * Cos.
Beautiful moonlight nights. Fair Luna
full orbed and beaming bright as disc OF
polished silver npOn the glistcning surface
of the spotlcss SNOW, makes picture OF
loveliness truly Undesirable and we are
almost tempted to go out and sit on Tie
front stoop and live over again for an hotii
or two the scenes of some long gone sum
mer night.
This will be pleasant news to the friend:
of Rev. NJ. V. McDuftie in Henderson
The Biblical Recorder says:
Rev. ". V. McDutfic, of New BRUNSWICK
\. j., is having a most pleasant ana Prolt
able time as pastor. He breaches 70 laig'
audiences. ne received five members re
Gently and his church added 800 to his sal
T airy besides giving him number OF Valua
BILE presents.
A new idea in collar buttonS-the Grip
scarf hOlder-at f. f. flights. No m"r'
ANNOYANCE by the scarf working up owe
the collar if you wear the ''Grlp cola
, button and patent scarf holder. JAN 10
Take life as it comes and endcavor t
, smile and be contented. After all life
, pretty much what we make it. Look eve
y ON the bright side of things if you would D
happy. The man who has no eye or ca
for the ludicrouS is an unhappy mortal
= Next to virtue the fun in the world Is VIVA
-. we can least spare.
"Our lives are songs; God writes I'll
words,
q And we set them to music at pleasure;
e And the song flows sweet, or glad, or sac
Il AS VIC choose to fashion the measure.
Those rugs and window curtains at til
Racket store are just beautiful, ana CHG"
y as they are pretty. 1t Will Il" you good l
@ see them whether you buy or not.
d Cultivate the spirit of a cheerful diSp'
sition. Man recognizes the magic of chee
fulness in woman more quickly and nor
IS willingly than the potency OF dazzling g
Mus of commanding worth or even OF u
4 shaving beauty. In the sunlight OF chez
full disposition nature smiles, the air OF ot
surroundings Is more balmy, me hea
r. more Joyous, life is happier.-Charlot
Chronicle.
&c 1t is fact that you would hardly bcliev
I but none the less true, that they are selliI
goods SO cheap at the Racket Store that
u new married man would leave his bride
60 there to do his trading if he only kne
what bargains he could get. And the
- would be nothing unreasonable about tn
for with few dollars man can bi
he enough things at 1.-The Racket to nal
le his wife happy and contented for who
III year.
=" Beautiful line OF satins in staple al
evening shades at Al cents, worth 90.
A. j. f. Clake & Co.'S. Velvet dress goods
correSpondingly low prices.